diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/renesas_sdhi_internal_dmac.c b/drivers/mmc/host/renesas_sdhi_internal_dmac.c
index 2935dd9315d37..a6bf12348bdcf 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/renesas_sdhi_internal_dmac.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/renesas_sdhi_internal_dmac.c
@@ -276,6 +276,7 @@ static const struct soc_device_attribute gen3_soc_whitelist[] = {
 	/* generic ones */
 	{ .soc_id = "r8a7795" },
 	{ .soc_id = "r8a7796" },
+	{ .soc_id = "r8a77980" },
 	{ .soc_id = "r8a77995" },
 	{ /* sentinel */ }
 };